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Re: [PATCH v4] Allow update hooks to update refs on their own.

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Dec 3, 2007, 02:16 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> ..., but an
> "ok, but btw I changed your commit" status from receive-pack seems like
> it would be useful, for two reasons:
>
>   - it can be displayed differently, so the user is reminded to do a
>     fetch afterwards
>   - we can avoid updating the tracking ref, which makes it less likely
>     to result in a non-fast forward fetch next time.  For example,
>     consider:
>
>       1. The remote master and my origin/master are at A.
>       2. I make a commit B on top of A.
>       3. I push B to remote, who rewrites it to B' on top of A. At the
>          same time, I move my origin/master to B.
>       4. I fetch, and get non-ff going from B to B'.
>
>     If I had never written anything to my origin/master, it would be a
>     fast forward. And obviously git handles it just fine, but it is more
>     useful to the user during the next fetch to see A..B rather than
>     B'...B.
Sensible argument.  I stand corrected.
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Message 24 of 44 in “Allow update hooks to update refs on their own”
  1. Allow update hooks to update refs on their ownSteven Grimm, Nov 27, 2007
  2. Jakub NarebskiNov 27, 2007
  3. Steven GrimmNov 27, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 28, 2007
  5. Steven GrimmNov 28, 2007
  6. Daniel BarkalowNov 28, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoNov 28, 2007
  8. Steven GrimmNov 28, 2007
  9. Jeff KingNov 28, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 28, 2007
  11. Allow update hooks to update refs on their ownSteven Grimm, Nov 28, 2007
  12. Jeff KingNov 28, 2007
  13. Steven GrimmNov 28, 2007
  14. Jeff KingNov 28, 2007
  15. Junio C HamanoNov 28, 2007
  16. Allow update hooks to update refs on their ownSteven Grimm, Nov 28, 2007
  17. Jeff KingNov 28, 2007
  18. Junio C HamanoNov 28, 2007
  19. Steven GrimmNov 29, 2007
  20. Junio C HamanoNov 30, 2007
  21. Allow update hooks to update refs on their own.Steven Grimm, Dec 2, 2007
  22. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2007
  23. Jeff KingDec 3, 2007
  24. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2007
  25. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2007
  26. Steven GrimmDec 5, 2007
  27. Junio C HamanoDec 5, 2007
  28. Junio C HamanoDec 5, 2007
  29. Jeff KingDec 6, 2007
  30. Junio C HamanoDec 6, 2007
  31. Jeff KingDec 6, 2007
  32. Steven GrimmDec 6, 2007
  33. Shawn O. PearceDec 3, 2007
  34. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2007
  35. Shawn O. PearceDec 4, 2007
  36. Johannes SchindelinDec 3, 2007
  37. Shawn O. PearceDec 4, 2007
  38. Johannes SchindelinDec 4, 2007
  39. Shawn O. PearceDec 4, 2007
  40. Johannes SchindelinDec 4, 2007
  41. Steven GrimmDec 4, 2007
  42. Shawn O. PearceDec 4, 2007
  43. Junio C HamanoNov 28, 2007
  44. Jeff KingNov 28, 2007

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